The Real World
Energizing & aligning elite attorneys for fast growth
Commissioning client
Managing partners
Ownership model
Private partnership
No. of employees
22
Capabilities
Organization
2019
Year founded
Legal services
Industry
Law firm
Business type
Strategic, intentional growth
Phase
2022
Year of collaboration
People
MEB category
Leadership development
Function
Partnership team alignment
Focus
Executive counsel
High-impact problem solving
Consensus building
Culture building & advancement
Strategic planning
Change management
Leadership retreat design & facilitation
Commissioned by managing partners to reboot and re-energize partnership team following the always-unexpected moment when the sweet, sweet freedom of startup life stops being fun and starts getting real.
(Thanks, COVID.)
UNITE | DECOMPRESS | RESET
Detail and solve primary pain points
Identify, isolate + relieve or redirect pressure points
Realign expectations, social contracts for business leadership and practice growth
Establish foundation for practice growth planning
360 evaluations of people & organization - conducted calculated, one-on-one conversations to listen, learn, and contextualize first two years as business owners and - for some - people leaders
Provided detailed insights and recommendations on leadership development and partner alignment
Worked with managing partners on solutions and advancements, including
Mission & values
Culture standards
Partner manifesto
Recommendations & directions on business administration and management
Foresight for designing partnership track
Designed & facilitated retreat for partnership team
Delivered strategic planning primers per practice
RESONANCE | RELIEF | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Short range
As a reckoning, the retreat provided a fresh start by creating space and establishing psychological safety to
Explore the reality of first-time business ownership and leadership;
Confront the difficulty and discomfort of pioneering a new law firm business model; and
Acknowledge and honor how the pandemic disrupted personal and professional momentum.
The retreat process led to a more cohesive leadership team by
Releasing the pressure valves,
Demonstrating transparency,
Clarifying expectations of business vs. practice leadership, and
Uniting around shared objectives.
Long range
Extraordinary legal experts achieved foundational understanding of strategic planning for practice growth as demonstrated by their improved business savvy and assuredness.
Managing partners implemented recommendations to engage a fractional practice management partner leading to more efficient and equitable distribution of responsibilities.
The organic growth trajectory is so great the partnership team is actively expanding office space and staff while constantly deliberating and calibrating to ensure sustainable growth.
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